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where the risk of a blow is a risk to each of us and those factors have been very successful in shrugging off and keeping away kind of regulation that could mitigate that risk. and the point is we need to pay
where the risk of a blow is a risk to each of us and those factors have been very successful in shrugging off and keeping away kind of regulation that could mitigate that risk. and the point is we need to pay
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jordan used to control that area in the middle of israel which is the west bank. then you have syria at the top and lebanon. 1956 war lasted how long? >> well, for the british and french, it lasted about three days. the israelis it continued a little bit longer, about three, four days because israel started it. the invasion of the suez canal occurred on november 3 or 4 and israel launched their attack on the 29th of october. >> who led the country then? >> david was the prime minister. >> where were people like ariel sharon? were they involved? >> ariel sharon was involved in a very controversial action. this gets complicated, right. as part of the deal with britain and france and israel, israel was to create a forward faint at the suez canal by dropping paratroopers in and around the mitlah pass. it's the pass that leads from sinai, the interior of sinai to the canal zone. britain and france would issue an ultimatum to israel and egypt saying in order to protect the canal, israel and egypt were to remove their forces from the proximity of the canal within 24 hour
jordan used to control that area in the middle of israel which is the west bank. then you have syria at the top and lebanon. 1956 war lasted how long? >> well, for the british and french, it lasted about three days. the israelis it continued a little bit longer, about three, four days because israel started it. the invasion of the suez canal occurred on november 3 or 4 and israel launched their attack on the 29th of october. >> who led the country then? >> david was the prime...
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>> guest: just the two of us. that's it. c-span: the--you also say that you had strong support from someplace in new york called hamilton college. >> guest: hamilton--i taught there for a year, and it was a wonderful place. that's actually where this all began. i--by--i'd left ucla as a post-doc and it was my first teaching job, and it's a wonderful liberal arts college in upstate new york. and i started presenting my ideas to students there about reagan and carrying big archival boxes around and starting some of the research. c-span: you mean they saw the boxes? >> guest: they saw--i couldn't bring the actual boxes but, you know, drafts of things or mainly typed scripts that, you know, were easy to take away and use for--in--in a more public setting. c-span: what's the reaction of the students when they see you working on this? >> guest: i now teach at carnegie mellon university in pittsburgh, and i've had great support from faculty and students. they've been supportive. they like it. they think it's entert--interesting. ma
>> guest: just the two of us. that's it. c-span: the--you also say that you had strong support from someplace in new york called hamilton college. >> guest: hamilton--i taught there for a year, and it was a wonderful place. that's actually where this all began. i--by--i'd left ucla as a post-doc and it was my first teaching job, and it's a wonderful liberal arts college in upstate new york. and i started presenting my ideas to students there about reagan and carrying big archival...
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>> guest: his name has been used in many contexts. during the vietnam war, the 7th cavalry used his name for an operation, operation crazy horse. and right now a gigantic statue is being carved not far from mount rushmore in north dakota to commemorate crazy horse. it seems as if over time the pizzazz o has won out over the more thoughtful contributions of sitting bull. c-span: when you have your sessions with the little bighorn association, what is it that people disagree about the most? >> guest: well, people are apt to disagree about many different things: whether or not custer was to blame in any way for the disaster; the contributions of various of his subordinates at the time. episodes in custer's life can generate controversy. i mean, these are people who care a great deal about the truth of the battle. they care about preserving the battlefield and about custer's life. i don't know if you know that recently, in spite of the passage of time, as i've said, feelings continue to be very strong. recently the battlefield has been ex
>> guest: his name has been used in many contexts. during the vietnam war, the 7th cavalry used his name for an operation, operation crazy horse. and right now a gigantic statue is being carved not far from mount rushmore in north dakota to commemorate crazy horse. it seems as if over time the pizzazz o has won out over the more thoughtful contributions of sitting bull. c-span: when you have your sessions with the little bighorn association, what is it that people disagree about the most?...